enticement

English Thesaurus

1. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire (noun.act)

hypernym	:	influence,
definition	:	causing something without any direct or apparent effort (noun.act)

hyponym	:	blandishment, wheedling,
definition	:	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery (noun.act)

hyponym	:	leading astray, leading off,
definition	:	the act of enticing others into sinful ways (noun.act)

hyponym	:	seduction,
definition	:	enticing someone astray from right behavior (noun.act)

hyponym	:	allurement, solicitation,
definition	:	the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) (noun.act)

2. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	attraction, attractiveness,
definition	:	the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts (noun.attribute)

3. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	influence,
definition	:	a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	forbidden fruit,
definition	:	originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener,
definition	:	anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	allurement,
definition	:	attractiveness (noun.cognition)

4. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire (noun.act)

derivation	:	charm, influence, tempt,
definition	:	induce into action by using one's charm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	entice, lure, tempt, entice, lure, tempt, entice, lure, tempt,
definition	:	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication)

5. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	invite, tempt,
definition	:	give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting (verb.emotion)

6. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire (noun.act)

derivation	:	charm, influence, tempt,
definition	:	induce into action by using one's charm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	entice, lure, tempt, entice, lure, tempt, entice, lure, tempt,
definition	:	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication)

7. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	invite, tempt,
definition	:	give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting (verb.emotion)